Category: Health and Medicine

The 70-year-old man decided to try edible marijuana to see if it would reduce the pain from his osteoarthritis and help him sleep. The man had smoked some marijuana in his youth, but had never tried an edible product, according to the report, which was published today (Feb. 11) in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.

The result came as a big surprise to scientists measuring the sperm counts of more than 600 men from couples attending a fertility clinic. They expected cannabis to have a detrimental effect on sperm count and fertility. Instead, those participants who admitted ever taking the drug turned out to have higher sperm counts than non-users.

The trial will span 48 days and involve 150 patients from Vancouver, Abbotsford, Prince George, Victoria, Calgary, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Kingston, and Toronto. The trial seeks to prove whether cannabis helps cancer symptoms such as pain, sleep loss, anxiety and nausea.

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In his new book, “Tell Your Children,” Berenson argues the case, citing research from the National Academy of Medicine. On page 289 of the NAM’s 2017 report, “The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids,” the nonprofit group concluded there is a risk. “Cannabis use is likely to increase the risk of developing schizophrenia and other psychoses; the higher the use, the greater the risk,” wrote the NAM, which advises the U.S. government on health issues.

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New evidence has emerged showing that parts of the cannabis plant, specifically cannabidiol (CBD), the non-intoxicating, trendy component, may actually worsen glaucoma symptoms. Researchers at Indiana University published a study in the latest journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science that shows CBD increases pressure in the eye. Writes Mike Adams for Forbes.

They compared the sperm of 24 human men who smoked marijuana weekly versus a control group who used marijuana no more than 10 times in their life and not at all in the past half-year. In both cases — rats and humans — marijuana changed how genes work in sperm cells.

In a study of adolescent mice with a version of a gene linked to serious human mental illnesses, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have uncovered a possible explanation for how marijuana may damage the brains of some human teens.

A survey last year of MS patients across North America, results of which appeared in Neurology Clinical Practice, show many are turning to cannabis or cannabis-based pharmaceuticals to manage their symptoms and improve their quality of life. Of the 5,400 respondents, 42 percent have or are currently using marijuana (in some form) for their MS, 47 percent are considering it, and 20 percent have spoken with their healthcare provider about its use.

Med Page Today.com reports , “Davidson was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease when he was 17 or 18. In a recent interview with Nicki Swift, he explained, “Whenever I wake up, if I don’t hit the bowl or something, it’ll feel like someone punched me in the stomach.”

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